Book Review: The Tattooist of Auschwitz A Hopeful Tale of Love Amidst Hatred Tully Mahoney ’23 Heather Morris’s novel The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a compelling story of love that takes place within one of the dreariest environments possible: a concentration camp. Although the basis of this tale is incredibly intriguing, Morris does a poor […]
Book Review: Cloud Cuckoo Land Anthony Doerr Continues to Prove His Mastery at Weaving Tales Together Tully Mahoney ’23 Anthony Doerr’s carefully crafted novel Cloud Cuckoo Land is yet another astonishing triumph for the author, who made waves in the literary world with All the Light We Cannot See in 2014. It’s nearly impossible to […]
Book Review: The Vanishing Half A Compelling Tale of Identity and Sisterhood Tully Mahoney ’23 It should come as no surprise that The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett won the Goodreads Choice Awards for the best historical fiction novel of 2020 and was immediately picked up by HBO to be made into a limited series. […]
Book Review: Will Smith’s Will The Actor Shares Personal Struggles and Growth Grace O’Connor ’22 Actor Will Smith has released a new memoir highlighting his resilience and strength, offering hope for those facing similar struggles. Known for bringing smiles to his fans through his often blunt comedy, Smith’s career began in the 1990s with the […]
Book Review: Kristin Hannah’s The Great Alone Domestic Horror in an Alaskan Wonderland Tully Mahoney ’23 Trigger Warning: The following article is a review of a novel that deals with topics such as domestic abuse. This issue is only lightly touched on in the article, but is described in detail in the novel. The Great […]
Book Review: The Handmaid’s Tale Margaret Atwood’s Chilling Dystopian Vision Tully Mahoney ’23 Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is a chilling exposé of a dystopian reality in which an extreme regime overtakes the US government and creates an ultra-patriarchal, religious state known as the Republic of Gilead. The novel is told from the point of […]
The Ones We’re Meant to Find by Joan He by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor Cee knows two things: she woke up on a deserted island three years ago, and she does not remember anything, except that she has a sister named Kasey. And she needs to find her. Meanwhile, Kasey, declared a “STEM prodigy,” […]
The Intersection of Storytelling, Publishing, and Sales by Sara Conway ’21 A&E Co-Editor “I’ve loved stories my entire life.” Katie Torok ’20 sits in a comfortable armchair, books on floating shelves peeking into the video frame behind her. Regardless of the medium or format of these stories, part of that love came from being an […]
Gorman, Lopez, Gaga Steal the Show with Grace by Grace Whitman ’22 A&E Staff Joseph Biden, Jr. was sworn into office as the 46th president of the United States on Wednesday, Jan. 20. The inauguration ceremony certainly looked different compared to the dozens before it due to safety protocols as a result of the COVID-19 […]
The Common Misconception about the Halloween Monster by Madison Palmieri ’22 A&E Staff If asked to name the most iconic creatures associated with Halloween, Frankenstein’s monster would likely come to mind. Indeed, the giant, green, raggedly-stitched monster is a quintessential symbol of the spooky holiday. Frankenstein’s creature has been brought to life in over 20 […]